Seeing Anonymous primarily as a cybersecurity threat is like analyzing the breadth of the antiwar movement and 1960s counterculture by focusing only… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
Anonymous is not an organization. It is an idea, a zeitgeist, coupled with a set of social and technical practices. — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
Like crime, terrorism is a fact of life. I grew up in Israel, where every unattended bag was a suspected bomb; when my family… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more broadly and… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
Seeing Anonymous primarily as a cybersecurity threat is like analyzing the breadth of the antiwar movement and 1960s counterculture by focusing only on the… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
Judges wear legal professionalism and precedent as a mantel that secures legitimacy for their decisions. It's how they distinguish themselves from politicians or administrative… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
On 11 September, I was living in Greenwich Village, New York; my children learned to tell south from north by looking at the World… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
I know terrorism is real. And I know fear of it distorts public judgment. Terrorism is like a chronic illness. We have to learn… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
Money isn't always the best motivator. If you leave a $50 check after dinner with friends, you don't increase the probability of being invited back. — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
We suffered a terrible blow on 11 September 2001. We responded with fear and anger. A fight-or-flight response is adaptive in any species. For… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
Technology has enabled government to have investigative and situational awareness on a scale and scope that were science fiction when the Stasi shut its… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
Bringing an end to mass government surveillance needs to be a central pillar of returning to the principles we have put in jeopardy in… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
